Waterville, Village, Quebec (1881 census)
Waterville, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 413. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142421. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.282°N, 71.884°W.
Population
In 1881, Waterville, Village had a population of 413: 206 male and 207 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 413 |
| 1891 | 516 |
| 1901 | 576 |
| 1911 | 1,054 |
| 1921 | 968 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Compton, 1871 (6.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Waterville, Village, 1891 (73.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Waterville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 413 total population, 207 females, 206 males, 146 married persons, 82 families, 73 married females, 73 married males, 17 widowed persons, 13 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 250 single persons under 18, 129 single males under 18, 121 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 82 inhabited houses, 82 occupied houses, 13 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 6,410 bushels of oats, 4,853 bushels of potatoes, 4,659 bushels of turnips, 1,753 bushels of barley, 1,297 bushels of other root crops, 980 tons of hay, 866 acres of hay crops, 562 bushels of buckwheat, 322 bushels of spring wheat, 172 bushels of corn, 148 bushels of peas and beans, 50 bushels of rye, 43 acres of potatoes, 21 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 18 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 413 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC054015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC051022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142421
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterville,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterville_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Waterville, Village, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/waterville-village-qc054015-1881/.